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Pleas entered in District Court

Several entered pleas this week during 32nd Judicial District Court proceedings.Sylvia Martinez Castillo pleaded guilty to forgery, a state jail felony. She was sentenced to five years of community supervision and will have to pay a $1,000 fine, $343 in court costs and $500 in attorney's fees. She will also have to pay restitution to the following: $31,141.75 to Paul Hanneman of Sweetwater; $3,396.24 to Texas National Bank of Sweetwater; and $3,056.88 to First Financial Bank of Sweetwater. She will also have to serve 120 hours of community service.Lashondrick Dlon Richardson was sentenced to 18 months confinement in the State Jail Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled substance, namely cocaine (less than one gram), a state jail felony. He was also ordered to pay a $500 fine, $418 in court costs, $1,000 in attorney's fees and $280 in restitution to the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory in Abilene. He will receive 195 days credit towards his sentence for time already served in jail.Ittticha Kay Taylor pleaded guilty to family violence assault, a third degree felony. According to court documents, Taylor hit her victim in the nose on June 3, 2013. She was sentenced to five years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, probated for five years. She will also have to pay a $2,000 fine, $309 in court costs and $500 in attorney's fees. She was also ordered to serve 160 hours of community service.Patrick Sean Vantine pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, a third degree felony. For his plea, Vantine was sentenced to seven years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, probated for four years. He was also ordered to pay a $3,000 fine and $518 in court costs. Vantine will have to serve 160 hours of community service and 15 days of mandatory jail time. His driver's license will be suspended for one year.Jose Manuel Jaramillo pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, a third degree felony. For his plea, Jaramillo was sentenced to seven years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, probated for three years. He was also ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and $518 in court costs. Jaramillo will have to serve 160 hours of community service and 15 days of mandatory jail time. His driver's license will be suspended for one year.Angela Sherrie Blackmon was sentenced to three years of community supervision after pleading no contest to the charge of fraudulent use of identifying information, a state jail felony. She will also have to pay a $1,000 fine, $343 in court costs, $500 in attorney's fees and $941.29 in restitution. She will also have to serve 120 hours of community service.